Let the mass of 2500 kg car be 
and it's velocity be 
and the mass of 1500 kg car be 
and it's velocity be 
.
After the bumping the mass be M and it's velocity be V.
By law of conservation of momentum we have
2500 * 5 + 1500 * 1=4000 * V
V = 14000/4000 = 7/2 = 3.5 m/s
So the velocity of the two-car train = 3.5 m/s
Force required to accelerate 10 kg object to 5.9 m/s/s ?
Mass = 10 kg
Acceleration = 5.9 m/s^2
Force = Mass * Acceleration
Force = 10 kg * 5.9 m/s^2
Force = 59 kg m /s^2 = 59 N
A.lucid because it makes more sense yo the answer how about you do it yourself
The velocities and the speed build a triangle, where the 1.7 m/s are the hypotenuse and the x-velocity and y-velocity are the other sides.
<span>So the x-velocity is: speed*cos(angle) </span>
<span>now plug in </span>
<span>x=1.7 m/s * cos(18.5)=1.597 m/s </span>
